After speaking, he cast a meaningful glance at Qingyi for a moment. A chill ran through Qingyi's heart as she inwardly cursed, "Disgusting old man."
"Alright, all of you step into my martial domain and prepare to break through!" He then seemed to remember something and turned his head. "Qingyi, once we reach the Qing Ling Sect, you must get me a top-quality healing pill."
"I will do my best!"
As the earthy-yellow martial domain moved, the demonic creatures became even more frenzied. One large mass of hair suddenly exploded, transforming into a pitch-black curtain that wrapped around the martial domain.
"Foolishly trying to block the car with your arm!"
Liao Gongfeng glanced at the black curtain, not overly concerned.
When the two collided, the black curtain erupted violently, sending black strands of hair flying everywhere.
"Hahaha... these mindless fools actually dared to collide with Liao's martial domain!" One person praised.
"Be careful!"
Liao Gongfeng's expression changed as he unleashed a surge of spiritual power.
"Poof!"
A silver thread, appearing out of nowhere, pierced through the head of a fifth-rank warrior, dragging him out of the martial domain. The other five silver threads dimmed under the impact and retreated silently after a brief standoff.
Liao Gongfeng grunted, "Hurry up, that creature is a bit strange!"
Everyone was taken aback, quickly gathering their wits and sprinting as the demonic creatures followed closely behind.
At that moment, a faint tapping sound came from behind. The demonic creatures trembled, halting their pursuit and looking toward the dense forest on the right.
A few breaths later, a figure in a red dress, Liu Hongfeng, emerged.
As she approached, the crisp sound of her footsteps became clearer.
"Tap... tap tap!"
The demonic creatures seemed to be attacked, twisting and turning wildly.
However, no matter how they struggled, it was futile; their bodies gradually shriveled up, and after a moment, a faint red mist emerged from the corpses, swirling towards Liu Hongfeng.
"Mm~"
Liu Hongfeng let out an enticing sound and sighed contentedly.
The red in her eyes deepened.
"Oh~"
As the mass of hair disappeared, six silver threads lay quietly on the ground, just within her view.
"Is this the essence of the silver threads?"
Liu Hongfeng smirked and picked up the six silver strands to refine them.
A few breaths later, as the red in her eyes faded, the silver strands disappeared.
Behind her, among her flowing black hair, six silver strands appeared, making a total of seven.
At this point, they shimmered with a faint silver glow, blending with her other hair.
Moments later, the seven silver strands vanished, turning Liu Hongfeng's long hair into a striking silver color, looking quite eerie.
"Mm~ I'm so full."
Liu Hongfeng parted her red lips, letting out a satisfied sigh and speaking to herself.
"Those people should be from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion... I've been out for two days; it's time to head back, or my junior brother will start to worry."
...
In the gathering spirit chamber, Li Sheng opened his eyes, feeling relieved as his internal injuries healed.
"I have mastered the Phoenix Spirit Form; now I just need to master the Wood Spirit Form... I hope Miss Qingyi arrives soon."
Half a day ago, the effect of the Solid Blood Pill had worn off, and now that he was fully healed, he was feeling idle.
"The Ancient Path of Enlightenment still has two days of cooldown; maybe I should check out the Battle Arena..."
Just then, he sensed a strong fluctuation coming from the left chamber.
"Has my junior sister broken through?"
He went outside the gathering spirit chamber and called out to Tuan Tuan.
"Is my senior sister not back yet?"
"Chirp!"
Li Sheng furrowed his brow, deep in thought.
With danger lurking outside, his senior sister had only just reached the fifth rank. What could be so urgent that she had to go out?
If she didn't return today, he would have to go look for her.
At this moment, the intense fluctuations from the left chamber gradually subsided, and Bai Ye, dressed in white, stepped out gracefully.
With her hands behind her back and leaning slightly forward, she said, "Senior brother, I did not disgrace my mission."
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"Very good! Keep up the hard work; don't be lazy!"
"Hmph~"
"Even a donkey has its rest time. Senior brother, you're such a heartless slave driver, always squeezing me!"
Bai Ye huffed in dissatisfaction, then bid farewell to Li Sheng and headed towards the training grounds.
After several days of training, it was time to check on the progress of the disciples.
Li Sheng felt quite pleased; both his senior sister and junior sister had broken through, and it was time to promote the sect.
He opened the panel, and his thoughts fell.
**Three-Star Sect: Qing Ling Sect + (Conditions Met, Promotion Possible)**
**[Conditions Met, Would you like to promote to Two-Star Sect?]**
"Promote!"
*Bang!"
A familiar rumble echoed.
Whispers, shouts, and prayers, countless voices flooded into his mind.
Compared to the vague voices of the first promotion, this time they were clearer, but still not entirely distinguishable.
No matter how hard he tried, it was futile, as if separated by a barrier.
The sound gradually grew louder, an ancient and profound aura surged forward, as if the ancestors were earnestly performing a sacrifice.
He didn't know how long it had been until a notification sound rang out.
**[Sect Promotion Completed]**
Li Sheng brought up the panel.
**Host: Li Sheng**
**Two-Star Sect: Qing Ling Sect + (Promotion Conditions: Fourth-Rank Spirit Nourishing Realm)**
**Sect Points: 15**
**Cultivation: Fifth-Rank Blood Moving Realm**
**Martial Arts: Tortoise and Snake Body Refining Technique (Perfect) Thunder Tiger Breathing Technique (Perfect) Golden Ape Bone Tempering Technique (Perfect) Dragon Elephant Breathing Method (Perfect) Phoenix Wutong Nourishing Blood Technique (Minor Completion)**
**Cultivation Talent: Outstanding (Peerless)**
**Comprehension: Outstanding (Peerless)**
**Skills: Force Extreme Level One**
**Training Grounds +**
**Transmission Hall +**
**Skill Repository + (Martial Arts Simulation)**
**Spirit Spring Pool +**
**Special Secret Realm: Black Tower**
**Protective Spirit Beast: Giant Tortoise (In Gestation)**
**Alchemy Room + (Potion Synthesis)**
**Spirit Vein +: Intermediate Level (Cultivation Talent +4, Comprehension +4)**
**Protective Array +: Third Level Array (Restored)**
"It's still 15 points; it seems my earlier guess was correct. For every additional person that meets the conditions, I gain five more sect points."
"Talent and comprehension have reached the peerless level, above the domain's prodigies; I wonder what comes after peerless..."
Li Sheng thought to himself, feeling his senses sharpen.
After checking, he turned his attention toward the protective array with anticipation.
A fourth-level array can kill a master and trap a grand master.
If he succeeded, he would be completely at ease; after all, the world's top expert, Yu Jinsheng, was only at the grand master level.
**[Upgrading to Fourth-Level Protective Array requires 50 sect points, would you like to promote?]**
"50 points?!"
Li Sheng chuckled bitterly and shook his head. Although he had expected that this upgrade would cost a lot, he hadn't anticipated it would be so much—ten times more.
But upon reflection, it made sense; an array capable of killing a master and trapping a grand master could not be simple.
"This way of upgrading the sect level isn't right..."
Li Sheng pondered privately.
He could foresee that future promotions of sect facilities would require even more sect points.
If it continued like this, with only three people meeting the conditions each time, it wouldn't be enough to cover the costs.
"I need to change strategies..."
"To promote to a one-star sect, I need to cultivate a group of fourth-rank warriors this time; otherwise, it will be too much of a loss!"
Li Sheng muttered to himself, then suddenly felt a headache. Cultivating disciples is the safest, but progress is too slow, and the daily output of two pills from the alchemy room simply can't keep up.
"Directly recruiting fourth-rank warriors would be the quickest, but the risks are too high..."
After a moment's thought, he abandoned that idea, and then his eyes lit up.